PLAY time: I’d like to apologise, in advance retrospectively (time-travel paragraph), as I’m typing this on Monday but you’ll be reading it on Thursday – so, sorry about any rowdiness in the streets of Cliddesden the night before last.

This will have been the Cliddesden Players returning from the first read-through of this year’s panto, which invariably results in drunkenness, giggling, a very late night and a lot of sunglasses on the school run the next morning.

Save the date: December 12 and 13 (lucky for some – hopefully us!) and it’s Dick Whittington!

START warming up chaps! It’s time for another Men Only Zumba session, with proceeds going to Orchid Male Cancer Research. Date to be arranged, but it will be in November.

CONTACT me: If you have any news or information about forthcoming events in Cliddesden or the surrounding area that I can use in this column, please give me a call on 01256 346328. I look forward to hearing from you.